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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
</tr>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
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<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      32,352</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">       8,338</td>
<td class="r data">       6,030</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">      17,822</td>
<td class="r data">          69</td>
<td class="r data">    55.1</td>
<td class="r data">    74.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      35,858</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">       9,536</td>
<td class="r data">       6,037</td>
<td class="r data">         103</td>
<td class="r data">      20,119</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">    56.1</td>
<td class="r data">    76.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      46,038</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      12,010</td>
<td class="r data">       8,133</td>
<td class="r data">         178</td>
<td class="r data">      25,641</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">    55.7</td>
<td class="r data">    75.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      45,463</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">      11,576</td>
<td class="r data">       8,122</td>
<td class="r data">         194</td>
<td class="r data">      25,490</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    56.1</td>
<td class="r data">    75.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      45,954</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">      12,220</td>
<td class="r data">       8,308</td>
<td class="r data">         203</td>
<td class="r data">      25,111</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">    54.7</td>
<td class="r data">    74.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      44,348</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">      11,518</td>
<td class="r data">       8,365</td>
<td class="r data">         200</td>
<td class="r data">      24,145</td>
<td class="r data">          90</td>
<td class="r data">    54.5</td>
<td class="r data">    73.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      43,049</td>
<td class="r data">          74</td>
<td class="r data">      11,062</td>
<td class="r data">       8,294</td>
<td class="r data">         215</td>
<td class="r data">      23,319</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">    54.3</td>
<td class="r data">    73.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      42,840</td>
<td class="r data">         438</td>
<td class="r data">      10,986</td>
<td class="r data">       8,186</td>
<td class="r data">         242</td>
<td class="r data">      22,902</td>
<td class="r data">          86</td>
<td class="r data">    54.0</td>
<td class="r data">    73.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      42,864</td>
<td class="r data">       1,778</td>
<td class="r data">      10,624</td>
<td class="r data">       8,035</td>
<td class="r data">         237</td>
<td class="r data">      22,104</td>
<td class="r data">          86</td>
<td class="r data">    53.8</td>
<td class="r data">    72.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      42,802</td>
<td class="r data">       2,954</td>
<td class="r data">      10,831</td>
<td class="r data">       7,905</td>
<td class="r data">         278</td>
<td class="r data">      20,766</td>
<td class="r data">          68</td>
<td class="r data">    52.1</td>
<td class="r data">    71.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      31,987</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">       8,267</td>
<td class="r data">       5,896</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">      17,662</td>
<td class="r data">          69</td>
<td class="r data">    55.2</td>
<td class="r data">    74.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      35,455</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">       9,461</td>
<td class="r data">       5,879</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">      19,950</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">    56.3</td>
<td class="r data">    77.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      45,542</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      11,887</td>
<td class="r data">       7,948</td>
<td class="r data">         178</td>
<td class="r data">      25,453</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">    55.9</td>
<td class="r data">    75.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      44,997</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">      11,487</td>
<td class="r data">       7,953</td>
<td class="r data">         194</td>
<td class="r data">      25,282</td>
<td class="r data">          75</td>
<td class="r data">    56.2</td>
<td class="r data">    75.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      44,980</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">      11,896</td>
<td class="r data">       8,158</td>
<td class="r data">         199</td>
<td class="r data">      24,617</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">    54.7</td>
<td class="r data">    74.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      43,457</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">      11,251</td>
<td class="r data">       8,227</td>
<td class="r data">         195</td>
<td class="r data">      23,665</td>
<td class="r data">          89</td>
<td class="r data">    54.5</td>
<td class="r data">    73.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      42,148</td>
<td class="r data">          74</td>
<td class="r data">      10,794</td>
<td class="r data">       8,170</td>
<td class="r data">         213</td>
<td class="r data">      22,812</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">    54.2</td>
<td class="r data">    73.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      41,937</td>
<td class="r data">         436</td>
<td class="r data">      10,698</td>
<td class="r data">       8,098</td>
<td class="r data">         235</td>
<td class="r data">      22,385</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">    53.9</td>
<td class="r data">    72.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      42,069</td>
<td class="r data">       1,765</td>
<td class="r data">      10,373</td>
<td class="r data">       7,958</td>
<td class="r data">         237</td>
<td class="r data">      21,650</td>
<td class="r data">          86</td>
<td class="r data">    53.7</td>
<td class="r data">    72.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      42,053</td>
<td class="r data">       2,942</td>
<td class="r data">      10,615</td>
<td class="r data">       7,828</td>
<td class="r data">         274</td>
<td class="r data">      20,326</td>
<td class="r data">          68</td>
<td class="r data">    52.0</td>
<td class="r data">    71.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         305</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         132</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    43.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         295</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         119</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    40.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         373</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">         138</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         136</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    36.5</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         348</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          74</td>
<td class="r data">         136</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         138</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    39.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         540</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         188</td>
<td class="r data">         118</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         229</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    42.6</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         452</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         160</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         184</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    40.7</td>
<td class="r data">    63.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         425</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         141</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         190</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    44.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         383</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         150</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         172</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    45.1</td>
<td class="r data">    74.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         352</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         124</td>
<td class="r data">          53</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         166</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    48.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         298</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         109</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         136</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    46.6</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    46.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         108</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    46.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         123</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          52</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    42.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         118</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    59.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         434</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         136</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         265</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    61.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         439</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         107</td>
<td class="r data">          36</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         296</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    67.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         476</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         127</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         317</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    66.6</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         520</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         138</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         345</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    66.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         443</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         127</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         288</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    65.6</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         451</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         107</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         304</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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